A. At the time of pronouncing the judgment and sentence or other final order, the court shall order any person represented by an attorney employed by the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System or a defense attorney who contracts or volunteers to represent indigents pursuant to the provisions of the Indigent Defense Act to pay the costs for representation in total or in installments and, in the case of installment payments, set the amount and due date of each installment.
B. Costs assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected by the court clerk and when collected paid monthly to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System for deposit to the Indigent Defense System Revolving Fund.
C. Costs of representation shall be a debt against the person represented until paid and shall be subject to any method provided by law for the collection of debts.
D. Any order directing the defendant to pay costs of representation shall be a lien against all real and personal property of the defendant and may be filed against such property and foreclosed as provided by law for civil liens.
E. The court shall assess the following fees as the cost of representation:
1. For any misdemeanor case in which a plea of guilty or stipulation to revocation or imposition of sentence has been entered$150.00
2. For any felony case in which a plea of guilty or stipulation to revocation or imposition of sentence has been entered$250.00
3. For any misdemeanor case tried to a jury$500.00
4. For any felony case tried to a jury$1,000.00
5. For any merit hearing on an application to revoke a suspended sentence or accelerate a deferred sentence in a misdemeanor case$200.00
6. For any merit hearing on an application to revoke a suspended sentence or accelerate a deferred sentence in a felony case$300.00
The fees shall be assessed unless ordered waived upon good cause shown by the indigent person, or unless another amount is specifically requested by counsel for the indigent person and is approved by the court. In cases or proceedings other than those set forth in paragraphs 1 through 6 of this subsection, the court shall assess the cost of representation not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), except upon a showing by counsel of the actual costs or representation in excess of said amount.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 15, eff. July 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 303, § 11, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 229, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 251, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1996, c. 301, § 7, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 197, § 2, emerg. eff. May 24, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 258, § 8, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2004, c. 123, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 2004.